Hector Hughes

Hector Hughes (14 August 1887-23 June 1970) was a Scottish Labour Party MP. He served as MP for Aberdeen North from 1945 to 1970, succeeding George Trefgarne and preceding Robert Hughes. Hughes fought for women's suffrage, the abolition of the death penalty, anti-imperialism (writing the Ghanaian national anthem), and land rights before being elected to Parliament. He served until 1970, when he retired; he died five days after the Conservative Party returned to power.